Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26
AIEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISERS.

sent The natural and cultural features of the
surface with higher degree of accuracy
tbon has been attempted hitherto iii this
State. but represent also the relief OF the
Ground by means of contours or grade levels
separated by intervals of fifty feet These
mans have already come into large use by
railway engineers and others; for by means
of them railways or even canals can be APP
proximaiely laid down in the oihce
without the preliminary surveys ordlnari'
IL required for such purposes. during
the present season it is proposed 10 exteno
these surveys eastward from the base OF the
Blue Ridge to the Potomac and James
rivers. and 10 connect them with the nlgniy
accurate surveys of these rivers aireauy
made nv the e. S. Coast and Geodetlc sur
yey. Several parties Of surveyors are al
ready at work within this field-one, IN
charge of Mr. w. Y. Griswold, being located
at present at Richmond. The Investigations
into the structure of the Appalachian noun
iains. and into the coal seams anu iron oeos
found within these mountains, lie manly
within West Virginia, but in places extend
into the western margin OF the Ola Domln-
ion. This study is au exceedingly diIhcuiI
one, and the progress made Is necessarily
slow bat the structure OF the mountains
hos already heen worked out along two al
fsrept lines in the Nirginias, and during the
present season Mr.. II. Il. Geiger is at work
mon s 81 clion in the northern extremity OF
the Mnssauutten mountains, while Mr. N.
Il. Darion is developing section through the
mountains from the headwaters OF the Green
brier river. Last summer q detailed study
of the green sand of the lower James river
was undertaken, and although final results
have not vel been secured considerable pro-
cress was maize. During the present summer
this investigation will be renewed, and the
extent. character, and value for agricultur-
nj purposes of the natural fertilizers OF the
coastal plains of Virginia will be ascertain
ed. The Importance ofthe natural resources
which it is proposed 10 investigate can
not vel be overes,imated. There Is every
probability that within the neXtdecade there
will be revolution in the agriculture OF
eastern Virginia in consequence OF the de-
vAloDmept of her resources in the form OF ma
tura mineral fertilizers.
1t seems to be now pretty generally I'M
derstood that the new associate justice Of
the L. 5. Supreme Court will not be APP
pointed until the next meeting OF Congress.
As the Virginia debt cases,in some shape or
other. are likely TO come before the U. >.
Supreme Court again, the appointment OF
the new associate Justice is matter OF
great Importance TO that State, as its pre-
yious decision. in favor of the creditors, was
by divided count, Chief Justice Waite and
Justices Miller, Bradley and Gray dissent
ing.
1t is understood at the departments here
that few or no removals will be made there
in before the meeting of the next Congress,
and that it is the imprinted rule that re-
publican officials shall serve out their regu-
| ,r terms even though those terms be as
long NJ that of the present administration.
IL is reported on the streets here that the
reason which induce the Postmastcr-Gen-
eral and the President to think about giving
the postoilice of this city, place worth
| IS 900 a wear, to non resident, is that such
an appointment would avoid the jealousy
that the appointment of one District man
would create in the breasts OF ali the many
Others who are applicants for the place.
Ex.Copgressman Cabell, Of Virginia, is
here today to represent. before the inter
state commerce commission, the complaint
of certain people of Danvile against the
| Richmond and Danvile Railroad for dis
eliminating against that city.
When the North Carolina school teachers
were here recently, Senator Ransom held
reception at his hotel, the Metropolitan, at
which he made eternal friends Of all of them
male and female, by presenting each one
with small but handsome bouquet.
When General Malone was in New York
recently he said he hoped to carry Virginia
on the tariff question, as negroes who raised
ncanuts understood that tariff OF 20 per
cent kept out African peanuts, and lumber
men knew that n duty of - per thousand
feet kept out foreign lumber. With the re-
| publicans supporting q high tariff and op-
posed to the internal revenue system, he
said the State could be carried in 1883 for
any republican.
The old time democrats here are highly
gratfed at the great change that has come
over the spirit OF the administration regard
! ing mugwumpery, and say it will reinspire
! thousands of democrats who had grown luke
warm in the cause. As patent example
of this change they say that whereas District
Attorney Benton, Of Missouri, was suspend.
! ed for making democratic speeches, Messrs.
Higgins, Thomas and other government
officials, were allowed, at the recent demo-
cratic primaries in Baltimore, to exercise
their privileges and rights as American free.
men and take On active part in that election
with impunlty, as they should nave Deen;
The rumor that the organization OF the
next House will not be upon party lines but
altogether on the tarll question, started by
one of the newspapers of this city,is secuted
here by men of all parties. There isn't a
shadow for its foundation. The democrats
say if Mr.. Randall and his small contingent
were to go oil and openly join the republic
cans it would be better for the democratic
party.
T6e sensation of the day here is the tee-
gram from London to the effect that when
MIR. Pat Collins, the democratic member of
the U. S. House of Representatives from
Boston, when in that city recently, he told
friend that Mr.. w. III. Barnum, chairman of
the national democratic committee, came to
him after the recent flag buslne5s,and asked
him if he would accept the position of Sec.
rotary of War, and that he replied he had
no hunger for second hand food If this be
true, Mr. Eudicott's friends say there will
,boo a